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Originally from Queens, NY. Pragmatic Jewish Democrat. Yankees, Lakers, Cards, Devils, Chelsea FC, FSU, UCLA. Civil Rights. Equality. Multiculturalism. Ruthless Pragmatism.

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · Jan 28

Some basic math for slow folks:

Senate: 53-47 GOP
House: 218-215 GOP

White House: GOP
SCOTUS: 6-3 GOP

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 1m

Fascist autocrats don't relinquish power peacefully.

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25m

Good time to read @mollyroberts.bsky.social:

“It’s hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey—until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.”

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It's hard to imagine a worse case than the one against James Comey-until you see the one against the attorney general of New York.

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 1m

I'm not picky

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MAY? F off.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2h

The White House says there is a 'leftwing terror threat' that could destroy the US. But the data may show otherwise. on.ft.com/474dCSp

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Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 2m

Trump: "We're not cutting Medicaid."
Also Trump: Signs the largest Medicaid cut in history into law.

There’s no Democratic “wish list.” We just want Trump to keep his promise: repeal the cuts and lower costs.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

McLaughlin: "Pritzker said there's racial profiling, which is absolutely false. Our officials use reasonable suspicion. That's protected under the US Constitution 4th Amendment."

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 2m

I'm sure Fani Willis is next.

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Hurry up, natural causes.

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 3m

America will NEVER recover from the Trump era.

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I'm ashamed to be an American with Trump as President.

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I'm ashamed to live in Trump's America.

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Trump's America is a global pariah and laughingstock.

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Trump's America is loathed around the world.

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Trump and the majority of white people have turned America into a giant shithole.

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 7m

What kind of fucking assholes are on these grand juries?

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ACLU @aclu.org · 3h

NEW: A Texas court just blocked the execution of Robert Roberson, a man falsely convicted of a crime he did not commit.

While this is good news, the work for justice isn't over. Robert's legal team is still fighting for a retrial.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 8m

A federal grand jury reportedly indicted Letitia James, Trump’s latest effort to weaponize the Justice Dept. to punish political rivals

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 7m

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

www.theguardian.com

Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 7m

This is fucking outrageous.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8m

Breaking on MSNBC: New York AG Letitia James has been indicted.

Lindsey Halligan, who presented a grand jury with the case against James Comey, gave the presentation to the James grand jury.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 8m

Breaking on MSNBC: New York AG Letitia James has been indicted.

Lindsey Halligan, who presented a grand jury with the case against James Comey, gave the presentation to the James grand jury.

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 8m

I'm so fucking tired of this country.

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 8m

abcnews.go.com/US/trump-app...

Trump-appointed prosecutor seeks indictment of New York AG Letitia James: Sources

A Trump-appointed prosecutor has presented evidence to a grand jury seeking an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources tell ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 10m

Welcome to Russia

Exactly what happens there

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Trump-appointed prosecutor seeks indictment of New York AG Letitia James: Sources

A Trump-appointed prosecutor has presented evidence to a grand jury seeking an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources tell ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 10m

Source: Variety
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Won’t Comment on Potential WBD Bid, but Says ‘There a Lot of Options Out There That Are Actionable’

David Ellison, chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance, danced around questions about whether he would pull the trigger on a bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. But he did say there are "a lot" of M...

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 5h

Really good piece on someone everyone should be tracking, Greg Bovino.

"Bovino combines Bull Connor’s aggression with Don King’s showmanship:"

TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 5h

In Los Angeles and now Chicago, the White House's aggressive deportation operations have one hype man: Greg Bovino.
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Greg Bovino Emerges as Trump’s Man For Conjuring Up a Blue-City Insurrection

Elected officials, activists, and at least one former high-ranking Department of Homeland...

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